Everyone else is writing resolutions in a fresh notebook. She made one reservation and closed the book. The water, the whole year, all of it, with the Saturday swims and the July trip with the girls inked in before anyone asked about her availability.
Her calendar was built around the tide and the obligations got whatever was left. Mari saw it and said nothing, which from Mari is a standing ovation.
If you are texting someone about flights by the second week of January, this is her. She is the first entry in The Tide Pool this year. Of course she is.
Soft on the skin, sovereign in the room. Mermaid Dayz prints it for the woman who has a mersona and a mortgage.
Golden hour by the water asks for one thing: a drink that stays cold through the whole show. This 12oz double-wall vacuum insulated tumbler is 18/8 stainless steel with a sliding lid that laughs off the splash from the cannonball nobody asked for, and a powder-coated finish that looks as good on the dock as it does in the cup holder on the way there. It keeps the rose cold, the coffee hot, and the mermaid on the outside bright. Mermaid Dayz made it for the woman who brings the snacks, the playlist, and the only tumbler anyone can find in the cooler. Sovereign, insulated, and always the last one packed.